openSUSE Security Update: freetype2
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2012:0015-1
Rating:             important
References:         #730124 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-3256 CVE-2011-3439
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.4
                    openSUSE 11.3
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update of freetype2 fixes multiple security flaws that
   could allow attackers to cause a denial of service or to
   execute arbitrary code via specially crafted fonts
   (CVE-2011-3256, CVE-2011-3439).


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 11.4:

      zypper in -t patch freetype2-5548

   - openSUSE 11.3:

      zypper in -t patch freetype2-5548

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

      freetype2-devel-2.4.4-7.10.1
      libfreetype6-2.4.4-7.10.1

   - openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64):

      freetype2-devel-32bit-2.4.4-7.10.1
      libfreetype6-32bit-2.4.4-7.10.1

   - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64):

      freetype2-devel-2.3.12-7.8.1
      libfreetype6-2.3.12-7.8.1

   - openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64):

      freetype2-devel-32bit-2.3.12-7.8.1
      libfreetype6-32bit-2.3.12-7.8.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3256.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3439.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/730124

openSUSE: 2012:0015-1: important: freetype2

January 5, 2012
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Description

This update of freetype2 fixes multiple security flaws that could allow attackers to cause a denial of service or to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted fonts (CVE-2011-3256, CVE-2011-3439).

 

Patch

Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE 11.4: zypper in -t patch freetype2-5548 - openSUSE 11.3: zypper in -t patch freetype2-5548 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List

- openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64): freetype2-devel-2.4.4-7.10.1 libfreetype6-2.4.4-7.10.1 - openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64): freetype2-devel-32bit-2.4.4-7.10.1 libfreetype6-32bit-2.4.4-7.10.1 - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64): freetype2-devel-2.3.12-7.8.1 libfreetype6-2.3.12-7.8.1 - openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64): freetype2-devel-32bit-2.3.12-7.8.1 libfreetype6-32bit-2.3.12-7.8.1


References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3256.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3439.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/730124


Severity
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2012:0015-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE 11.4 openSUSE 11.3 .

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